Football Throughout the Years

By braden.bratcher

  • Leather Football Helmet

    Leather Football Helmet
    pasttimesports.bizThe leather football helmet was first worn in an 1893 Army- Navy game. An Annapolis shoemaker created the first helmetfor Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves.

  • Scoreboards

    Scoreboards
    answerbag.comThe University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field was the first site to have a scoreboard. It began operation in 1895.

  • shouder pads

    shouder pads
    livestrong.comAt the beginning of 1910 players wore basically no pads at all. They were leather pads that were meant to be stitched directly into the players' jerseys or sweaters.

  • Facemask

    Facemask
    livestrong.comBefore the 1950's football players rarely wore face masks, especially punters and quarterbacks.
    When players did begin to wear them, they often tweaked them to their personal preferences, further complication the face mask's evolution.

  • Football fields

    Football fields
    inventors.about.comIn 1966,the Houston Astros' baseball season begins on a chemgrass surface now renamed Astroturf at the Astrodome. Supposedly it was renamed astroturf by one John A. Wortmann

  • First Half Time Concert

    First Half Time Concert
    shmoop.comDiana Ross performed the first musical performance by a major superstar. Her performance started a new tradition of elabertly produced halftime shows.

  • First Down Marker

    First Down Marker
    members.questline.comIt was first developed by a company called sportsvision. It is only seen on TV, players can not see it.

  • NFL Network

    NFL Network
    sportsbusinessdaily.comIt was launched to about 10 million Direct TV homes. After its first 2 years, the channel was a distribution success, having grown to 30 million homes.

  • Tighter Fitting Jerseys

    Tighter Fitting Jerseys
    Krossover.comNike designed tighter fitting jerseys made of fabric that stretches 4 ways to provide a snug fit. The tight fit creates fewer ares for apposing players to get a grip.

  • Instant replay

    Instant replay
    cbssports.comThey taped some high school baseball practices. It was in the fall that Jim Wheeler was at his fathers place watching a football game.